Felon arrested for selling enough fentanyl to kill over 3,000 people according to Flagler deputies

Chase Berger

May 22, 2024 at 9:24 PM·1 min read

Rodrick Lenon Williams Jr. of Bunnell, was arrested for selling enough fentanyl to potentially kill 3,350 people, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

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A detective arrested the 22-year-old Monday for selling 6.7 grams of fentanyl. The sheriff’s office said two milligrams are enough to kill someone.

He was on probation for selling cocaine near a park in 2022.

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“Here’s another example of a drug dealer whose next stop should be state prison. He was already on probation and went right back to peddling his poison,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a news release.

Williams is being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on a $50,000 bond.

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